Beldum is a robotic lifeform that has a long body with a set of claws sticking out of its rear end. It has one large red eye in the center of its nearly-round head, which is set into a ball-and-socket joint at its front end. It has a short crest above its head, projecting from its body. Even though Beldum and its evolved forms are mechanical creatures, they still have emotions, the need to eat and a way of reproducing. Beldum has been said to be related to Magnemite due to the fact that both of them are partially Steel-type that create electromagnetic waves to float in the air, and probably due to the fact that they evolve in a similar fashion, it takes two Beldum to evolve into a Metang and two Metang to evolve into a Metagross.
Gender differences
This Pokémon is genderless.
Special abilities
Beldum's body is magnetised, and it uses magnetism to move, communicate, and control its attacks. It is said to be related to Magnemite, but Beldum's magnetism focuses on Psychic moves instead of Electric moves. Beldum's skills in battle are extremely limited as it is only capable of using Take Down.
Behavior
Beldum sometimes gather in swarms, communicating with each other telepathically.
In Pokémon Special, Steven Stone owns a huge amount of Beldum that serve, along with a Metang and Metagross, as miners that help him unearth rare stones in various caves around Hoenn. These same Beldum were called upon to defeat the Mawile herd in Granite Cave when both Ruby and Steven were attacked by them.
Instead of blood, a powerful magnetic force courses throughout Beldum's body. This Pokémon communicates with others by sending controlled pulses of magnetism.
Beldum keeps itself floating by generating a magnetic force that repels earth's natural magnetism. When it sleeps, this Pokémon anchors itself to a cliff using the hooks on its rear.
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Beldum's number in the Hoenn Dex and the Fiore Browser is the same: 190. This makes it one of eleven Pokémon (only four evolution families) to have the same numbers in more than one Pokédex-like listing.
Beldum, along with its evolved forms, are the only non-legendary Pokémon to have a catch rate of 3, which is the lowest possible. In Generation III, this low catch rate would never take effect, unless the player is cheating or encountering a Ditto that transforms into Beldum. However, in Generation IV, Beldum can be found as a swarm on Route 228, making Beldum extremely difficult to capture due to its self-damaging move, Take Down and the everlasting Sandstorm, which hurts all but Steel-, Rock-, and Template:Type2s for 1/16 of their health every turn.
Origin
Beldum seems to be a magnetic robot based on a dumbbell.
Name origin
Beldum's English and Japanese names are both derived from dumbbell, a small weight used in weight training.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Beldum images on Bulbagarden Archives.
